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Forbidding us (κωλυοντων ημας). Explanatory participle of the idea in εναντιων. They show their hostility to Paul at every turn. R…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles.—The Apostle indicates the special way in which their opposition showed itself.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Mention of “the Jews” (v.14) furnishes Paul an occasion to digre slightly and deliver a violent criticism of this persecuting element among them. S…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Who hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles. It is not without good reason that, as has been observed, he enters so much into detail in ex…
John Gill
JohnGill
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they might be
saved
Speaking or preachin…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
We should receive the word of God with affections suitable to its holiness, wisdom, truth, and goodness. The words of men are frail and perishing, …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
In the preceding section, the Apostle disclosed the nature of his coming to them; here he indicates the nature of their conversion. In addre ing th…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson